I walk down the long empty hallway of the school; it’s early… and eerily quiet. I can’t help but feel nervous…I’ve got doubts, fears, questions. I’m back at work after three months of living someone else’s life. Am I up to it? Will I be too tired? The other day I stopped at Stewarts’ to […]

Originally posted on Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer : I met recently with a group of women in South Australia who are inspiring change. Pictured with members of Cancer Voices SA. Each year International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Inspiring Change is the 2014 theme, encouraging advocacy for women’s advancement everywhere in every way. The history…

Originally posted on Forest Garden: Hellebores shyly begin to grow in the middle of winter, sending up fresh new leaves and flower scapes under cover of their sturdy, evergreen leaves left standing from the previous season. These thick, protective leaves offer cover from freezing temperatures, snow, ice, and winter winds. Hellebores in late January, finally…

I sat at the table, hungrily devouring warm shepherd’s pie and a hunk of salty Cabot Vermont cheese; but my spirit was in Rome…wandering amid the statues and ruins, dancing in a train of grotesque and yet-familiar revelers to the throbbing of techno-music, silently gliding beneath ancient stone bridges…gazing into the cloudy eyes of a […]

“Laughter is the best medicine — unless you’re diabetic, then insulin comes pretty high on the list.” Joseph Carrott I love funny anything…movies, books, songs…but, especially, people. I have often gotten in trouble for being funny at the wrong times; which only increases the chance that I will be a snorting – wailing […]